The Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Watershed District Commission learned that construction on a coffer dam at the Tainter gate site on the lake is 15-20 percent complete as it held its monthly meeting last week at the Union Parish Courthouse Annex.

“The project is coming along pretty well and is on schedule,” Project Engineer Ron Riley said. “The coffer dam is 15-20 percent along and is beginning to shape up.

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In Ruston High School’s Eco Car first year in the urban concept division of the Shell Eco Marathon contest, RHS placed second place missing first place by .1 miles per gallon. RHS placed 10th in the prototype division with first through eighth place cars belonging to universities and ninth place belonging to a high school sponsored by Purdue University. Pictured is Madison Wooley, driver of the prototype division RHS Bearcat II, left, and Roger Penske, owner of Penske Auto Racing Team, Penske Corporation, right. RHS was one of 27 high schools entered and the only high school from Louisiana.

Site work is underway on Louisiana Tech’s 70,000-square-foot South End Zone Facility, which will enclose the south end of Joe Aillet Stadium. The $20 million facility is expected to be open in time for the kickoff of the 2015 football season.